ML19206A831

Notice of Hearing on Application for Provisional Cp. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19206A831
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	08/22/1969
From:	Mccool W US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 7904210513
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NOTICE OF UEAR11:G 03 APPLICATI05 w-FOR PROVISIOU'.i. CONSTP.UC"'ICU PTMIT Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) r.

cand thc! regulations in Title 10, Code of. Federal Regulations, Pcre 50, 7c' s

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" Rule of Practice,'.' notice is hereby given that c hearing will be

'.. '. held at 10:00 a.ra. locci time, on October 6,'1969, in the liiddictoun i

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Dauphin County, Penncylvcnia, to concider the application filed under t.v.a S 104 b. of the Act by Jersey Central Foucr cnd Light Cor.peny and Metropoliten Edison Co pr.ny (the cpplicants), ifor:ra grovisional construction percit for a preccurized unter nue-lear rcceror desigr.cd to operate initicily at 2,452 mescwatts (thernal) located on the applicants'

lc on Threc Mile' Island, en isicnd in the Suse.uchenna Rive r, in Lc.

nderry Tounship, D,cuphin County, Pennsylvcnic, about ten cile: southecct of Herrisburg, Penncylvania.

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The hearing will be conducted by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board designated by the Atomic Energy.Conmission, consistin; of Dr.

Clarke Villiams, Upton, Lonf Island, Eeu York; Dr. Abel Wolman, Balti-more, Maryland; and J. D. Bond, Esq., Chairman, Washington, D. C.

'Mr. R. B. Briggs, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been designated as a technically qualified alternate, and Jack H. Campbell, Esq., Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been designated as an alternate qualified in the con-duct of administrative proceedings.

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. A prehearing conference will be held by the Ecard in Room 2008,

' Federal Of fice Build' r3 #7,17th and H Streets, U. W., Washington, D. C.,

i September 19, 1969, at 1:30 p.m. local time, to consider the matters t

provided for consideration by G 2.752 of 10 C7a Part 2 and Section II o,fLAppe6 din A r,10 CFR Part 2.

The Director of Regulation proposes to make affirmative findings of Item numbers 1-3 and a notative findin; on Iten 4 specified belou ac the basis for the issuance of a provisional construction permit to the -applicants subttantially in the form proposed in Appendix "A" hereto.

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Whether in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 1.

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. i (a) The applicants have doccribed the proposed design of the facility including, but not liraited to, the. principal architectural and engineering criteria for the design, and haveidentified the ::ajor features or

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, b) Such-further technic _al or design infor:aation

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as nay be required to ccmplete the safety analycis and which can reasonably be lef t i

fo_r later concideration, will be cupplied in the final safety analysis rc' port; (c) Safety'fcatures or components, if any, wh.ich require research and developr.ent

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.have been described by the applicants and

.the applicants have identified, and therc will be conducted, a rescarch and develop-ment program reasonably designed to resolve any safety questions as::ociated with such features or components; and f,' '.'.'. S v

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' (d).On the basis of the foregoin3, there is reasonable assurcnce that (i) such safety

• questiont uill be satisfactorily resolved at er before the latest dates stated in the application for completion of. construction of the proposed fccility, and (ii) taking into considerction the site criteria con-l tained in 10 C"R Part 1"00, the proposed I

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at the proposed location without undue risk i

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Whether the applicants are technically cualified to design and construct the proposed fEcility; i'

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Whether the appliccnts are fincncially qualified to

' design end construct the proposed facility; cnd 4.

Whether the issuance of a permit for the construction of the facility will be iniuical to the common defense and sc:urity or to the health and safety of the public.

'In the event thct this proceeding is not a contested proceeding, as. defined by 5 2.4 o f the Cccmission's "Jules of Practice," 10 CF2 s

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Part 2, the_ Board will, without cond6cting a de novo evaluation of the application, consider 'the issues of uhether the cpplication and the record of the proc'ecding contcin suf ficient informa tio n,

and the revicu by the Commission's regulatory staff has been adequ:ta, to support the findings. proposed to be made and the provisional ccm-struction permit proposed to be issued by the Dircetor of Regulari:

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t In the event that this proceeding becomes a contested proccad-ing, the Board will consider and initially decide, as the issacs in

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this proceeding, Item Numbers 1 through 4.above as the basis for determining uhether a provisional construction permit should be issued to the applicants.

As they become avcilabic, the applicction, the cpplicants' su==ary of the application, the report of the Commission's Advics:c-Committee on Reactor Safeguprds (ACRS) and the Scfety Evaluatior.

by the Commission's regulatory staff will be placed in the Commi:-

sion's Public Document Room, 1717 F Street, N. W., Washington, D. T.,

where they will be availabic for inspection by mc=bers of the pub'_i_:.

Copies of this notice of hearing, the ACRS report, the applicent:

surmary o f, the application and the regulatory staff's Safety Eva'_2c-tion vill also be available at. the Middletoun Borough Community 12:J ding,

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60 West Emaus Street, Middletoun,,?cnnsylvania, for inspection hf : mbcrs 4

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.. 6-of the public cach ucekday betucen the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

-Copics of the ACRS report and the regulatory staff's Safety Evaluation may b'e obtained by request.to the Director of the Division of Reactor

' Licensing, United States Atomic' Energy Commission, Washington, D. C.

20545.

_Any person who wishes to make an oral or written statemant in t

this prccceding setting forth his position on the issues specified, but. who does not wish to file a petition for leave to intcrvenc, may request permission to make a lin.ited appearance pursuant to the provisions of $ 2.715 of the Commission's " Rules of Practice."

' Limited appearances will be permitted at the time of the hearing t

'in the discretion of the Eoard, uithin such limits and on such conditions as may be fixed by the Board.

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malce a limited ~ ppearance are requested to inform the Secretary, a

United States Atomic Energy Con:aission, Unshington," D. C.

20545, by September 16, 1959.

Any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding who' does not wish to make a limited appearance and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a petition for leave to intervene.

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Petitions for leave to intervene, pursuant to the provisions of 5 2.714 of.the Commission's Rules of Practice," must be received in the Office of the Secretary, United States Atocic Energy Cocaiscion, Washington, D. C.

20545, Attention: Chief, Public Proceedings Ehench, or the Con =icsion's Fublic Document Room, 1717 H Strc et, l'. U.,

Washington, D.

C., not later than September 16, 1969, or in the event of a postponement of the prehearing confercace, at such time cs the Ecard may specify. The petition shall set forth the interect of the petitioner in the proceeding, how that interest may be affected

. by Commission cetion, and the contentionc of the petitioner in renconably specific detail. A petition which sets forth contenti ns relating only to matters outside the Co= mission a juticdiction will 2

be denied. A petition for leave to interven,e uhich is not tinely filed will be denied unless the petitioner shows good cau.c for failure to file it on time.

A person paraitted to intervtac bacocas a party to the pro-cceding, and has all the rights of the applicentyrend the regulatory I

sta f f to participate fully in the conduct-o f-the hearing.

For example, he ccy excmine and crocc-excuine witnescos. A person i

permitted to take a limited appearcnce does not bccoma a pcrty, but may state his position and rgisc questions which he uculd like to'.have annucred to.the extent aat the questions are within the l

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sm-l scope of the hearing as s'pecified in the issues set out above.

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' member of the public docs. not have the right to participato unless he has been gran

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of limited appearancc.

An answer to this notice, pursucnt to the provisions of 5 2.70.5 of the Ccamission's " Rules of Practice," must be filed by the applicants on or before September 16, 1969.

Paper's required to be filed in this proceeding may be filed by

. mail or telegram addressed to the' Secretary, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D. C.

20545, Attention: Chief, Publfc Proceedings Branch, or may be filed by delivery to the Commission's t

.Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Upshington, D. C.

l Pending further order of the Board, perties cre required to i'

file, pursuant to the provisions of 5 2.708 of the Commission's

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' " Rules of Practice," cn original and,tuenty conforacd copics of ecch

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.such paper uith the Commissidn.

i With respect to this proceeding, the Commission has delegated to i

the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Soard the cuthority and the I

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revieu function which would othervisc be exercised and perforced by T' c Commission has established the Appeal 3 pard pursucat the Commission.

a to S;2.785, 10 CFR* Part 2, which will becouc e Cfective 30 d ys c :cr s

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. publication in the Federal Register on. Aut;ust 19, 1969, and has made

, the ' delegation pursuant. to subparagraph (a)(1) of this section. The

. Appeal Board is composed of 'the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Atocic Safety and Liccesing Board Panel and a third member who is techni ally qualific'd and designated by the Cot:raission. The Coc.nission hcs designated Dr. Lawrence Quarles, Decn of the School of Engineering and Applied

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APPENDIX "A" s

.1OSEY CENTRAL POUER A?:D T.ICliT CO:1?AMY i

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DOCKET No. 50-320 PROVISIC'lAL CCTSTRUCTIO" P2!D'IT Construction Perait No.

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Pursucn to $ 104 b. of. the Atoaic Encrgy Act of 1954, cs c= ended (the act), and Title 10, Chapter.1, Code of Federal Regulations, Par ~t 50, " Licensing of Production ~and Utilication Facilities," cnd pursuant to the order of the Atomic Scfety end Licensing Board, the Atomic Energy Commission.(the' Conr.iscicn) herchy issues a provisional

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. construction permit to Jersey Central Fouer and Light Ccepany,and Metropolitan Edison Ccepany (the applicants) for a utilization facility (the facility), desigacd to operate at 2,452 cegavatts

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(thermal) described in the _applicctica ~ cnd c=::ndments thereto (the applicction) filed in this catter by the applicants cnd as more fully described in the evidence received at the public hearing upon that 4

applic a tion.

The facility, known as Three Mile Island nuclecr Secti.on, Unit 2, will be located at the appliccats' site on Three Mile Is1 cud, O

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an island in the Susquehanna River, in Londonderry Tounchip, Dauphin

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This permit shall be deemed to contain and be subjcet to the conditions specified in 55 50.54 and 50.55 of said regulaticas; is, subject to all applicable provisions of the Act, and rules, regulations and orders of the Commission nou or hercaf ter in offect; and is subject.to the conditions specified or incorporated belou:

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A, The car',icst date for the completion of the facility is December 1,1972, and thc. latest date for completica of the facility is December 1,1973.

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The facility shall be constructed and located at

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This construction permit. authorizes the' applicants

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to construct the facility described in the application and the hearing record in accordance with the principal architectural and engineering criteria set forth therein.

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This permit is. provisional to.,the c:< tent that c license i,

auttiorinf ag operation of. the facility uill not be issued by the

. Commission unicn., (a) the applicants submit to the Coc.T.ission, by amendment to the application, the complete final safety analysis

- report,. portions of which may be submitted and' evaluated frou time to time; (b) the Commission finds that the final design provides reasonabic assurance that the health and safety of the public uill not be endangered by the operation of the f acility in accordance uith procedures approved by it in connection with the issuance of said license; and (c) the applicants submit proof of financial protection and the execution of an indemnity agreement as requirad by 5 170 of the Act.

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ICTROPOLITfJi EDICCH CO:!PArr end Docket No. 50-320 JC0ZI C ';IIT.AL PC%a & LT W CC" PANI

('Diree Mile In1srA Ituc1 car Ctatic:2 thit 2) u.maff.'7E OF CE~7 ICE I here17 certify that conten of the IOTICE OF EHRILO dated August M, 1959 in the captioned natter hrte been cerved on the fell:r.rina by deposit in the Ibited States x: ail, first class or air :; ail, this,28 A day of Ausunt 1%9:

J. D. Eend, Esq., Ct'sircan J=es P. Murray, Jr., Esq.

Atct ic Screty end Licensing Ecard Ucil J. Metrerr; Esq.

U. 3. At::cie Encrcy Cc=dssion ScCulatory Staff V"Mrsten, D. C. 20545

. U. S. AtenicIhcrgy Ccr:lin31cn Ucchington, D. C. 23545 Jack M. Cn=pbell, Esq., Alternate Chstrra Mr. 2. E. IIcidic2 Vice Precident Atocie Cafety and Licensing Board Metroyalitan isiaca Cecipeny Stephensco, Cn:r;tell & Olnsted P. O. Icx Sh2 231 Verhingten Avenue Recding,Pcnnsylvenia1%03 P. O. I:x 6-(T Sa=ta Fe, W.r Mezico 87501

!:r. Cecrce H. Ritter, Vice Presidcat Jcracy Central Fove.r & Licht Cc::peny Dr. Clarko IMm-F/J Cherry Hill R:ad Brochhaven Eational Laboratory ParciPpany, Nev Jersey 07054 Uptce, Lenc Island, nov York 11973 10*. Eichard Menent, Chairnan Dr. Abel VoLan Eccrd of Curcrvincro 513 A=ca nall Icndonderry Township The Johns Hopkins thiversity R. D. No.1 Dalti= ore, Maryland 21213 Middictown, Pennsylvenis 17057 IL*. R. B. Eriecs, Director fir. Valter B, I.cng, Chairnan

}!siten~' alt Renctor Pro: Tr.:a E:ard of Cc.mty Cducinnera of 0:k Ridge Eationsi Laboratory re r.hin County P. O. Icz Y Dauphin County Courthouse och Eidge, Tennessec 37330 Harricburg, Penncylvania 171")1 Cerald Chn-'neff, Esq.

It'. 0a:20 M. Ceru:%y, Chief Chav, Pit.tr.:n, Pct.ta, Trowbridco Iindioloc,1cc1 I:enith Cection -

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50-320 pace 2 Mr. Jtec.: V. Iicely Jersey Central Pover and Licht Coupauf 260 Cherry Hill Rond Parsipprmy, Imt Jersey 07054 Infortatico copics tot Walter D. Van Riper, Esq.

Dr. Charles Michen, Superin* d ent Vr, 7tiper, Eelnent & Villcuueva of Schooln 7% Err ~d Street 39 Ucst Unter Street Ucvark, Hey Jcrrey 07102 Middletevn, Pennsylvania 17057 Mr. John L Nelson, Superintendent

!!r. Ccerce Merkel of Lichting Middictom Borcuch Cct::s=nity City of Seattle Departnent of Lichting Suilding 1015 nird Avenuo 60 v. renus street Scattle, Vashington 9310'4 Middictown, Pennsylvania 17057

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DOCK 3T UO. 50.320 PP.GV1STO!!AT, ColUn i:UC'f1G1 P D :1 a T Construc tion Periait l'o, 1.

Pursuant to 5 104 b. of the Acoraic Energy Act of 1954, cc aniended (the Act), and Titic 10, Chapter 1, Code of Federal Pegula;. ion.;,

t Part 50, "Liccucing of Production and Utilization Fccil.ities," and pursuant to the order o f t he /, tor.:ic Sa fety and Licensing 1:oard, the Atoraic Energy Cocu.ission (the Commincion) hereby issues a provisional ~

construc tion pe.iaiti to Jersey Central Power and Light Company and 14ctropolit.m 1:dicon Con'pcuy (t h,: applicants) for a ut ili:.ation facility (the-fccility), decigned to operate at. 2,452 r..r.

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I (thermal) described in the application and omend..rzutc t hereto (the opplication) fi-led in this matter by the applicants and as more fully described in the evidence rcccived at the public hearing upon that application.

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an island in the Susqueh:.nna River, in Londonderry Township, Dauphin 1

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This permit shall be decced to contain and be subject to the

' conditions'opecified in $$ 50.54 and 50.55 of said regulations; is rubject to all applicable provisions of the Act, and rules, regulations and orders of the Com11ssion now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the conditions specified or incorporated below:

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The earlicct date fdr the completion of the facility is December 1,1972, and the latest date for completion of the facility is December 1,1973.

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The facility shall be constructed and located at the cito as deceribed in the application on Three Mile Island, Londonderry Townchip, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

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This conctruction permit authorizcc the applicants to conntruct the facility described in the application and the hearing record in accordance uitlr the principal architectural and engineering criteria set forth therein.

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This permit is provisional to the extent that a license a

authorizing operation of the fa'cility will not'bc issued by the i

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by amendment to the application, the completc final safety analysis report, porcions of which may be submitted cnd evaluated from time to time; (b) the Commission finds that the final design provides reasonabic casurcnce that the health and safety of the public uill not be endenacred by the operation of the facility in accordance with proceduren approved by it in connection uith the iscuance of said license; and (c) the applicants submit proof of financici prote.ction and the execution of an indemnity agrecaent es required by 5 170 of t

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